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Table showing Number and Species of Whales taken, and Value of Products.

Statement of Receipts collected for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Shipping and Seamen Act — £ s. d. £ s. d. Fees for engagement and discharge of seamen, and sale of forms .. .. 4,026 15 5 Surveys of steamers and sailing-vessels .. .. .. . . .. 4,666 2 6 Measurement of ships .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 22 10 0 Kxamination of masters, mates, and engineers .. . . .. .. 369 12 0 Light dues ' .. .. 76,867 17 2 Fines and forfeitures .. .. .. . . .. . . ■ . 1,105 4 7 Sundry receipts .. . . .. ... .. .. . . .. 107 7 2 Merchant Shipping Act— 87,165 8 10 Sale of forms, &e. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 96 8 6 Harbours Act— Pilotage, port charges . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 768 1.3 1 Foreshore rents and sundry receipts .. .. .. .. .. 2,904 010 Fisheries Act— 3,672 13 11 Sale of oysters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,355 17 6 Sundry receipts .. .. .. ■ • ■ • • • ■ ■ . • 925 14 1 Inspection of Machinery Act — ■ 8,281 11 7 Inspection of boilers and machinery .. .. .. .. .. 16,567 9 3 Examination of engiue-drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . 634 18 0 Sundry receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 116 6 Tramways Act— 17,204 3 9 Examination of electric-tram drivers .. .. . . .. .. . . 104 0 0 Grand total .. .. .. ... .. £116,524 6 7

Table showing the Total Payments of the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

Whaling-station. Number of Whales taken Species. Yield of Oil. Qua or t^r°tiliz < e?. dUSt Total Value. 'hangamumu Marlborough Sounds and Cook Strait .. Totals 62 17 79 Humpback Humpback Tons. 340 106 50 tons bonedust £ 9,000 2,226 79 446 £11,226

Division of Department. Xmsk^A-f' Travelling Postages, SfSkS™ 0 / 3 Allowances Telegrams, -,, M"'J™™t and Expenses, and Telephones. 8 Miscellaneous and Contingencies. Totals. lead Office larbours lighthouses Meteorological Office Mercantile Marine, &c. Inspection of Machinery fisheries .. jovernmont steamers Miscellaneous servicos £ s. d. 6,961 16 4 2,531 12 10 17,467 8 0 1,704 2 3 11,042 6 0 18,049 10 3 £ s. d. 223 2 8 221 15 0 225 0 9 21 9 6 994 7 7 5,051 13 0 £ s. d. 549 5 1 25 3 7 51 1 4 3,439 8 I 233 4 4 447 8 6 £ s. d. 672 19 7 123 1 9 482 17 9 623 2 9 822 16 6 £ s. d. 26 3 0 3,377 17 5 (a) 7,759 1 2(6) 23 7 9 528 14 2 (c) 449 17 2 (d) £ s. d. 8,433 6 8 6,279 10 7 25,502 11 3 5,671 5 4 13,421 14 10 24,821 5 5 3,168 4 2 10,591 2 11 506 2 11 95 12 11 7,021 15 5 (e) 10,563 17 8 (/) 1,572 16 9 {g) 10,791 15 5 21,155 0 7 1,572 16 9 Totals 71,516 2 9 7,243 11 5 4,745 10 11 I 2,820 11 3 117,649 6 10 31,323 10 6 (a.) Includes £810 IDs., buoys and beacons and harbour maintenance; £403 Us., engine for Hokianga launch; £75, grant for assistance to Mokau Harbour Board; £750, grant to Nelson Harbour Board for compensation on readjustment of rating-area; £180 2s. 3d., installation of automatic light on Kaipara South Head; £67 5s. 2d., prosecutions under Harbours Act; £1,007 4s. lid., purchase of launches for Inspectors of Beaches. (b.) Includes £97 12s. ad., books and magazines; £502 5s. 6d., carriage of mails; £87 16s. 3d., fencing; £213 13s. fld., tog-signals, cartridges, and maintenance; £292 lis. 2d., installation of automatic light, Somes Island; £771 16s., keepers' station allowances; £489 LOs. Id., maintenance automatic lights; £3,879 18s. 7d., oil and stores; £448 18s. 5d., purchase and upkeep of horses; £901 9s. lid., repairs to lighthouses, dwellings, &c. (c.) Includes £223 13s.lid., administration of Shipping and Seamen Act, &0.; £216 188. 5d., expenses connected with examinations. (ri.) Includes £65 10s. lid., advertising, books, &o. ; £129 15s. 6d„ expenses connected witli examinations; £230 6s. Id., Magisterial inquiries. (e.) Includes £1,498 0s. lid., expenses in connection with salmon-fisheries ; £775, grant for maintenance of Portobello Fish-hatcheries ; £506 12s. 6d., maintenance and working-expenses of launches ; £4,409 16s. 8d., picking and sale of oysters; £569 0s. 8d., planting oysters. (/.) Stores and general maintenance of Government steamers. fa.) Includes £55, maintenance of Waitapu leading-lights; £361 10s. lid., checking overcrowding of steamers; £70 15s. 5d., maintenance of castaway depots; £65, maintenance of leading-lights, Piako River j £486 12s. 2d., " New Zealand Nautical Almanac" ; £70 19s. 6d., relief of distressed seamen; £2t6 Us. Id., repairs to beacon, Jackson's Head ; £550, preparation of tide-tables.